Steven Mark Anderson, 49, of Hirschdale, Calif., an unincorporated community outside Truckee, was reported missing at noon PST Monday at Donner Ski Ranch. A search dog found his body about 1:30 p.m. under 2 to 3 feet of snow at the base of an avalanche within the ski area boundaries near the main lodge.

He had been snowboarding with friends, but they had separated before the avalanche, Nevada County Sheriff's Deputy David Lade said, according to a report by The Associated Press.

Also Monday morning, Bill Foster, 53, was buried when a fellow ski patrol worker intentionally set off a slide with an explosive device during avalanche control work at Alpine Meadows, the resort said in a statement.

Foster, who was a ski patroller for 28 years, was uncovered within eight minutes and efforts were made to resuscitate him, but he died later at a hospital, Reuters reported.

The area was within boundaries in Sherwood Bowl but it was closed to the public at the time. The avalanche broke "much higher and wider on the slope than previously observed in past snow safety missions," the resort said.